Jagdish Mehra Collection

An Inventory of Holdings at the University of Houston
Libraries, Part I

A vast number of
books, monographs and reference works on physics, mathematics, philosophy and
history of science compose the collection. There are thousands of reprints of
original papers autographed by their authors. The manuscripts of hundreds of
published and unpublished books, papers, and lectures from physicists,
mathematicians, philosophers, and literati are in the collection.

In 1952, a 15-year-old boy received a letter from Albert Einstein.
That letter formed the first item in what would become a major personal
library. Today, The Jagdish Mehra Collection is a premier research center
within the University of Houston Libraries. It is rich in primary archival and
secondary research materials. In 1990, the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization appraised the collection at considerably
more than $10 million and termed it "absolutely unique as a scientific and
cultural resource."

This compilation does not concentrate solely on science. Dr. Mehra's
intellectual interests in literature, philosophy, and history are reflected in
the collection. The collection includes recorded conversations with famous
literary and philosophic figures such as T.S. Eliot, Louis Aragon, Simone de
Beauvoir, Carl Gustav Jung, Jean Paul Sartre, Aldous Huxley and many more.

From an early age, Dr. Jagdish Mehra realized his passion to study
physics. In 1952, Dr. Mehra won the Adams Essay Prize of the International
Council of YMCAs for his paper on Albert Einstein's philosophy of science and
life. That paper also won a congratulatory letter from the famous physicist
himself.

After earning a bachelor's degree and two master's degrees elsewhere,
Dr. Mehra earned his Ph. D. in Theoretical Physics from Universite de Neuchatel
in Switzerland in 1963. He then taught there as a visiting professor of
theoretical physics for one year.

Dr. Mehra has lectured in Belgium, England, Israel, Holland, Germany,
France, and Denmark. In the United States, Dr. Mehra has lectured at the
California Institute of Technology, Cornell University, Georgetown University,
Purdue University, Rice University, the University of California at Irvine, and
the University of Houston. He also has earned numerous awards and grants from
prestigious foundations, including the Henschel Fellowship and the U.S.
Distinguished Senior Scientist Award of the Humboldt Foundation.

A vast number of books, monographs and reference works on physics,
mathematics, philosophy and history of science compose the collection. There
are thousands of reprints of original papers autographed by their authors. The
manuscripts of hundreds of published and unpublished books, papers, and
lectures from physicists, mathematicians, philosophers, and literati are in the
collection.

Dr. Mehra's research in the history of 20th century physics has
produced taped interviews with many famous scientists. The tapes compile
discussions on physics, astrophysics, cosmology, quantum mechanics and quantum
physics. Those interviewed include P.A.M. Dirac, W. Heisenberg, Richard
Feynman, Julian Schwinger, Willis E. Lamb Jr., Murray Gell-Mann and numerous
other Nobel Laureates and distinguished scientists. Other tapes record speeches
by many Nobel Prize winners in physics. The information in these oral histories
is unique.

Access Restrictions

Open for research.

Use Restrictions

Special Collections owns the physical items in our collections, but
copyright normally belongs to the creator of the materials or their heirs. The
researcher has full responsibility for determining copyright status, locating
copyright holders, and abiding by current copyright laws when publishing or
displaying copies of Special Collections material in print or electronic form.
For more information, consult the appropriate librarian.

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access
subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material:

Audiotapes

Correspondence

Manuscripts

Personal Name:

Dirac, P. A. M. (Paul
Adrien Maurice), 1902-1984

Feynman, Richard
Phillips

Gell-Mann,
Murray

Lamb, Willis E. (Willis
Eugene), 1913-

Schwinger, Julian
Seymour, 1918-

Topical Term:

Astrophysicists

Astrophysics

Communication in
physics

Cosmic physics

Physicists

Physics

Physics-- Study and
teaching

Detailed Description

Personal Paper Series: (Correspondence)

The Personal Papers Series (correspondence) consists of two boxes
of Jagdish Mehra correspondence. The files include personal correspondence both
to and from Mehra and have been arranged alphabetically by the last name of the
subject. Some correspondence related to a general topic was placed in
alphabetical order by topic within the personal correspondence sub-series. Each
folder is arranged chronologically. The correspondence files include letters
from known scientists such as Einstein and from many universities around the
world, including The University of Houston.

Box

Folder

1

1

Academie Royale

2

Academy of Sciences of the USSR

3

Adam Hilger Publishers

4

Adelman, George

5

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bi - National
Colloquium

6

Ambegaokar, Vinay

7

American Association of Physics Teachers

8

American Institute of Physics (AIP)

9

American Medical Association

10

American Scientist

11

Arizona State University

12

Astronomy Centre

13

ATT Research Laboratories

14

Awards for Senior U.S. Scientists

15

Bahal, Meena

16

Bantam Books

17

Beitz, Berthold

18

Bertotti, Bruno

19

Beth, H.A.

20

Blue Cross - Blue Shield of Texas

21

Born, Heisenberg

22

Bose Memoir

23

Braunizer, Ruth

24

Brown University

25

Brush, Stephen G.

26

Bucherer

27

Butch

28

California Institute of Technology

29

California State University

30

Cambridge University Press

31

Case Western Reserve University

32

Casimir

33

Catlett, Stephen

34

Chandrasekhar, S.

35

Chanu, Jacques

36

Charles Scribner's Sons Publishers

37

Chiba University

38

Chinese University of Hong-Kong

39

Citadel Press

40

Clark, Ronald

41

Cohen, Georgia

42

College de France

43

College of William and Mary

44

Colorado State University

45

Cornelia and Michael Bessie Books

46

Cornell University

47

Crease, Robert P.

48

Cuppens - Michiels, J.

49

Dalitz

50

Desphande, R.D.

51

Deutsches Museum

52

Dirac, P.

53

D'Or Louis

54

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

55

Dyson and Family (1 of 3)

56

Dyson and Family (2 of 3)

57

Dyson and Family (3 of 3)

58

Einstein (1 of 2)

59

Einstein (2 of 2)

60

Einstein Research

61

Enz, Charles

62

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

63

European Physical Society

64

Feynman

65

Fierens, P.

66

Flinders University of South Australia

67

Foundations of Physics

68

Friedvieweg and Sohn

69

Friedman

70

Freindlich Books

71

Fuchs, Klaus

72

Geheniau

73

George, Jim

74

Ghosh, Satyavrata

75

Glaus, Beat

76

Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Inc.

77

Government of India

78

Government of Jamaica

79

Graduate School, Beijing

80

Gribbin, John and Mary

81

Harvard University

82

Harvey Mudd College

83

Heisenberg, Werner

84

Hendry, John

85

Hertz, Rudolf H.

86

Hollaender, Alexander

87

House of Representatives

88

Humboldt Conference

89

Hund, Friedrich

90

Hyman, William

91

IBM Watson Research Laboratory

92

"Il Nuovo Cimento"

93

Indian National Sciences Academy

94

Instituo Universitario Pedagogico de Caracas

95

Institut de Physique Nucleaire

96

Institut for Theoretical Physik

97

Institut fur Theoretische Physik

98

Institut - Lorentz

99

Intitut Voor Theoretische Fysica

100

Institute of History of Medicine and Medical
Research

101

Institute of Theoretical Physics

102

International Center for Theoretical Physics

103

Jauch, J.M.

104

Jawaharlal Nehru University

105

John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

106

Johnson, J.A.

107

Kakkar

108

Kaufmann-Buhler, Walter

109

Kemmer, Nicholas

110

Kerber, F.

111

Kerszberg, Pierre

112

Knapecz, Geza

113

Koyre, Alexandre

114

Kothari, D.S.

115

Kragh, Helge

116

Kramish, Arnold

117

Krieger, Leonore

118

Krishna, A.

119

Krishnan, R.S.

120

Kromphardt, Karl

121

Laboratorio Di Cibemetica

122

Laboratorie de Physique Theorique

123

Lamb, Willis

124

Lanczos International Centenary Conference

125

Laurikainen, K.V.

126

Leighton, Ralph

127

Lenner

128

Les Instituts Internationaux de Physique et
Chimie

129

Leussink, Hans

130

Lord Rayleigh

131

Lord Snow

132

Magner

133

Manchester University Press

134

Marietta College

135

Marith

136

Marois, M.

137

Marshak

138

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

139

Mathematical Reviews American Mathematical
Society

140

Max - Planck Institut

141

Mayor, Federico

Box

Folder

2

1

Mehra Book

2

Mehra, Kailash

3

Mehra, Madhan

4

Mehra, Mahim

5

Mehra, Mrs.

6

Michel, L.

7

Mikes, George

8

Mills, Coley C.

9

Miscellaneous

10

Moen, C.H.

11

Mouton Editeur

12

Muses, C.

13

Nambu, Y.

14

National Academy of Science

15

National Institute of Science, Technology, and
Development Studies

16

Neils Bohr Institute

17

Neuhoff, Klaus

18

New Jersey Institute of Technology

19

Nobel Prize

20

Nordisk Institute for Teoretisk Atomfysik

21

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

22

North Holland Publishing Company

23

Northwestern University

24

Nuclear Physics Journal

25

Oakridge National Laboratory

26

Oehler, J.

27

Olive, David

28

Patrigot, Danielle

29

Pauli, W.

30

Pearson

31

Philosophical Library

32

Physics Today

33

Prigogine, Ilya

34

Princeton University

35

Probst, David

36

Qian, W.Y.

37

Queen Mary College

38

R. Piper Verlag

39

Radelet, Pierre

40

Raju, Pal

41

Rambaux, Marie

42

Randers, Gunnar

43

Rayaski

44

Rechenberg (1 of 2)

45

Rechenberg (2 of 2)

46

Reidel Publishing Company

47

Rembiesa, Peter

48

Richter, Steffen

49

Rockefeller University

50

Rosa, Rodolfo

51

Rosenfeld

52

Roskilde University Centre

53

Rossberg

54

Rossel, Jean

55

Salam, Abdus

56

Salk, Jonas

57

Sauro, Joseph P.

58

Scheffels

59

Schorling

60

Schrodinger Centenary Conference

61

Schweber, S.S.

62

Schwinger, Julian

63

Sciamo, D.W.

64

SCIENCE

65

Science Reviews Limited

66

Science Today

67

Scientific American

68

Simon and Schuster Publishers

69

Smithsonian Institution

70

Societe Generale de Bonque

71

Solvay Conference of Surface Science

72

Sondersammlung, Abteilung

73

Springer - Verlag (1 of 2)

74

Springer - Verlag (2 of 2)

75

Sri Aurobindo Ashram

76

Stanford University

77

State University of New York

78

Stewart, G.S.

79

Stonybrook

80

Sudarshan

81

Sugimoto

82

Symposium in Trieste

83

Syracuse University

84

TATA Institute of Fundamental Research

85

Tel - Aviv University

86

Temple University

87

Texas A&amp;amp;M University

88

The Australian National University

89

The British Council

90

The Commonwealth Fund

91

The Merchants Bank of New York

92

The New Yorker

93

The Royal Institute of Technology

94

The White House

95

Third World Academy of Sciences

96

Times Newspaper Limited

97

Transco Synfuels Company

98

Trautman, Andrzej

99

Trinity University

100

Uela - Flores, Julian

101

United State Atomic Energy Commission

102

Universele Wereldgeschiedenis

103

Universidad delle Valle

104

Universitat Hamburg

105

Universitat Stuttgart

106

Universite de Geneve

107

Universite de Paris

108

Universite Libre de Bruxelles

109

University of Alberta

110

University of Arizona

111

University of Bonn

112

University of California

113

University of Chicago

114

University of Denver

115

University of Exeter

116

University of Florida

117

University of Hartford

118

University of Helsinki

119

University of Houston

120

University of Joensuu

121

University of Kentucky

122

University of London - King's College

123

University of Maryland

124

University of Minnesota

125

University of Notre Dame

126

University of Oxford

127

University of Pennsylvania

128

University of Pittsburgh

129

University of Rochester

130

University of Texas, Austin

131

University of Texas, Dallas

132

University of Turku

133

University of Western Ontario, London,
Canada

134

Uniwersytet Jagiellonski

135

UR Hotel

136

Valentin Telegdi

137

Van der Merwe

138

Van der Vegt

139

Van Hove, Leon

140

Van Sant, Tom

141

Von Weizsacker

142

W. Heffer and Sons Ltd.

143

Waerden

144

Washington University

145

Welch Foundation

146

Wentzel, Gregor

147

Wheeler, Archibald

148

Wigner

149

Wilhelmi, Z.

150

Wilkinson, Denys and Helen

151

Winter, K.

152

Yale University

153

Yeshiva University

154

Zeith and VerBrugge Booksellers

Jagdish Mehra Personal Papers Series (Subject
Files)

This series consists of four boxes of Jagdish Mehra's personal
papers and memorabilia. The items in this series were arranged into categories
and then placed in alphabetical order with folders arranged chronologically.
The Jagdish Mehra Personal Papers Series includes such things as brochures and
invitations from conferences and lectures, accountings of Mehra's personal
purchases, and unpublished writings of both Einstein and Mehra.

National Commission for the Compilation of History of
Sciences in India

60

"Nobel"

61

Notes by Rechenberg

62

Quote from Pauli mad to Mehra

63

Scientific Writings by Various Authors

64

Sean O'Meara

65

"The Conceptual Development of Quantum Theory" - J.M.
Jauch

66

"The Hound of Heaven"

67

The Logical Analysis of Quantum Mechanics, E.
Scheibe

68

"The Pleasure of Finding Things Out"

69

Writings by Desani

70

Zur Vertexfunktio in Quantisierten
Feldtheorien

Box

Item

6

1

Miscellaneous Mehra

Lecture

This series consists of eleven boxes of lectures given by Mehra.
The lectures were sorted by topic and arranged alphabetically. The Lecture
Series includes Mehra's class lectures given at UCLA, lectures given at
conferences around the world, lectures about Einstein and his works, and UNESCO
lectures and lecture correspondence.

"The Theory of London-Van Der Waal's Forces" (manuscript
with corrections)

5

"The Theory of London-Van Der Waal's Forces" (photocopy
of manuscript)

6

"The Theory of London-Van Der Waal's Forces" (corrected
typescript)

7

Wental G. Paper

8

Vibrating Strings

9

Wigner Speech November 18, 1969

10

Wigner Lecture

11

Wigner, Eugene P. Paper

12

Zero Point Energy (draft)

13

Zero Point Energy

14

Zero Point Energy

15

Zero Point Energy

16

Zero Point Energy

17

Zero Point Energy

18

Zero Point Energy

19

Zero Point Energy

20

100th Anniversary of the Death of Heinrich Hertz"
(manuscript with corrections) 1994

Box

Folder

17

1

Photocopies of Letters from Einstein to his
Uncle

2

Holdings of the American Philosophical Society on Topics
Specified by Dr. Mehra

3

Count Rumford: A Bicentennial Review January 1954

4

Physik

5

Hilbert's Correspondence and Lectures (Oversized
Photocopies)

6

Peierls' Outline of the Development of Quantum
Theory

7

Trial Lecture of Bernhardt Riemann on Hypotheses which
Lie the Foundation of Geometry (oversized Xerox)

Article

This series consists of seven boxes of articles written by Jagdish
Mehra. The articles were arranged alphabetically by title. The Articles Series
includes not only completed articles but drafts, correspondence related to the
article, research materials, and notes. The articles in the series include
articles about scientists such as Einstein and articles about different
theories and applications of Physics.

"The Golden Age of Theoretical Physics": P.A.M. Dirac's
Scientific Work from 1924-1933, First Manuscript

8

"The Golden Age of Theoretical Physics": P.A.M. Dirac's
Scientific Work from 1924-1933, Original Manuscript

9

"The Golden Age of Theoretical Physics": P.A.M. Dirac's
Scientific Work from 1924-1933, Manuscript

10

"The Golden Age of Theoretical Physics": P.A.M. Dirac's
Scientific Work from 1924-1933, Final Manuscript

11

"The Golden Age of Theoretical Physics": P.A.M. Dirac's
Scientific Work from 1924-1933, Typescript, Partial Drafts

12

"The Golden Age of Theoretical Physics": P.A.M. Dirac's
Scientific Work from 1924-1933, Typescript Draft

13

"The Golden Age of Theoretical Physics": P.A.M. Dirac's
Scientific Work from 1924-1933, Later Typescript Draft, Corrections by D.
Evans

14

"The Golden Age of Theoretical Physics": P.A.M. Dirac's
Scientific Work from 1924-1933, Complete Draft with Corrections

15

"The Golden Age of Theoretical Physics": P.A.M. Dirac's
Scientific Work from 1924-1933, Typescript

16

"The Golden Age of Theoretical Physics": P.A.M. Dirac's
Scientific Work from 1924-1933, Dirac Biographies, various versions

17

"The Golden Age of Theoretical Physics": P.A.M. Dirac's
Scientific Work from 1924-1933, Typescript Footnotes, Two Drafts

18

"The Golden Age of Theoretical Physics": P.A.M. Dirac's
Scientific Work from 1924-1933, Bibliography and Volume

19

"The Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics" Corrected
Typescript of Part I

20

"The Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics" Corrected
Typescript of Part II

21

"The Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics" Corrected
Typescript of Part III

22

"The Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics" Corrected
Typescript of Part IV

23

"The Pleasure of Knowing" By Sean O'Meara" Manuscripts
of drafts of the Various Column Installments Published under
Pseudonym 1977

24

"The Pleasure of Knowing" By Sean O'Meara" Typescripts
of Serialized Column Published Under Pseudonym 1977

25

The Solvay Conferences of Physics -
Correspondence 1924

26

The Solvay Conferences of Physics -
Correspondence 1924

27

The Solvay Conferences of Physics -
Correspondence 1924

28

The Solvay Conferences of Physics -
Correspondence 1924

29

The Solvay Conferences of Physics -
Correspondence 1926

30

The Solvay Conferences of Physics -
Correspondence 1927

31

The Solvay Conferences of Physics -
Correspondence 1927

32

The Solvay Conferences of Physics -
Correspondence 1930

33

The Solvay Conferences of Physics -
Correspondence 1930

34

The Solvay Conferences of Physics -
Correspondence 1933

35

The Solvay Conferences of Physics -
Correspondence 1933

36

The Solvay Conferences of Physics -
Correspondence 1939

37

The Solvay Conferences of Physics -
Correspondence 1948

Box

Folder

22

1

Correspondence 1948

2

Correspondence 1948

3

Correspondence 1951

4

Correspondence 1954

5

Correspondence 1958

6

Correspondence 1961

7

Correspondence 1961

8

Correspondence 1961

9

Correspondence 1961

10

Correspondence (miscellaneous)

11

Collected Published Research Material

12

Collected Published Research Material

13

Collected Published Research Material

14

Collected Published Research Material

15

Collected Published Research Material

16

Collected Published Research Material

17

Collected Published Research Material

18

Collected Published Research Material

19

Collected Published Research Material

20

Project Notes and Outlines

21

Project Notes and Outlines

22

Project Notes and Outlines

23

Manuscript (photocopies, miscellaneous)

24

Manuscript (photocopies, miscellaneous)

25

Manuscript (photocopies, miscellaneous)

26

Manuscript (photocopies, miscellaneous)

27

Manuscript (photocopies, miscellaneous)

28

Manuscript - Early Draft

29

Manuscript - Early Draft

30

Manuscript - Early Draft

31

Manuscript - Early Draft

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Manuscript - Early Draft

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44

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46

Manuscript - Early Draft

47

Manuscript - Early Draft

48

Manuscript - Early Draft

Box

Folder

23

1

Typescript Drafts - Early Draft Fragment

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Typescript Drafts - Early Draft Fragment

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25

Publication Material

Symposium

The Symposium Series consists of three boxes and includes reviews
and symposium. The reviews were arranged in alphabetical order and were placed
before the symposium. The symposium were arranged alphabetically by either
title or topic. The files related to each title or topic were also arranged in
alphabetical order.